Karl Malone vs. Theron Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Theron Smith and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Theron Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Theron Smith: 2003-04 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Theron Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Theron Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Theron Smith 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Theron Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Theron Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Theron Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Theron Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Theron Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Theron Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Theron Smith 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Theron Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Theron Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Theron Smith 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Theron Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Theron Smith 149

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Theron Smith 157

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Theron Smith 35

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Theron Smith 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Theron Smith 9

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Theron Smith 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Theron Smith .335

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Theron Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Theron Smith .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Theron Smith 3.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Theron Smith 3.5 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Theron Smith 0.8 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Theron Smith 0.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Theron Smith 0.3 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Theron Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Theron Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Theron Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Theron Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Theron Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Theron Smith -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Theron Smith -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Theron Smith -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Theron Smith -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Theron Smith -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Theron Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Theron Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Theron Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Theron Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Theron Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Theron Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Theron Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Theron Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Theron Smith -